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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by Matthew Kada
Matthew Kada
295 Points

Finally, using console.printf print out a formatted string that says "Because you said <response>, you passed the test!"

What does this mean?

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.String response;
do{
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand the while loops?  ");
  //String response=console.readLine("  ");

 // "yes" or "no" is stored in the inputFromUser variable 
// when the user types "no" the loop repeats,  when  "yes" the loop is over
}
while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));
String console.printf = ("because you said <response>, you passed the test!

2 Answers

Benjamin Keller
Benjamin Keller
20,763 Points
Benjamin Keller
Benjamin Keller
20,763 Points

It means you need to print a string to the console using the printf method.

console.printf("because you said %s, you passed the test!", response);
Thale van der Sluijs
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Points
Thale van der Sluijs
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Points

Its like this: console.printf("because you said %s, you passed the test!", response);